Google Chrome up to 48 HarfBuzz denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome up to 48 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component HarfBuzz. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-2052. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome up to 48 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code of the component HarfBuzz. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in HarfBuzz before 1.0.6, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 01/25/2016 as 579625 (Website). The advisory is available at code.google.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-2052 since 01/24/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88447 (RHEL 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2016:0072)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196565 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Harfbuzz Vulnerabilities (USN-3067-1)).

Upgrading to version 48.0.2564.82 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (88447), SecurityFocus (BID 81812†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56181†). See VDB-80618, VDB-80619, VDB-80620 and VDB-80621 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 88447
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2016:0072)
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OpenVAS ID: 803400
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities-02 Jan16 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 48.0.2564.82
Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 579625
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-2052 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2052
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80658
SecurityFocus: 81812 - HarfBuzz CVE-2016-2052 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034801
Vulnerability Center: 56181 - Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82 Remote DoS due to Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities in HarfBuzz, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/26/2016 09:23
Updated: 07/06/2022 09:30
Changes: 01/26/2016 09:23 (66), 07/22/2018 10:09 (23), 07/06/2022 09:30 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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